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Sydney Harbour from the air (copyright Rodney Haywood)

New South Wales ditches plans to force cyclists to carry ID

In an unprecedented development, life for once won’t get slightly worse for New South Wales cyclists

Fri, Dec 02, 2016 17:32
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Canberra – licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Simon Yeo.JPG

Australian coroner asks standards body to look into mandatory safe life for bike parts after man was killed by aluminium steerer tube failure

Victim’s bike had recently been serviced but coroner said flaw could not have been picked up

Sat, Nov 26, 2016 15:56
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Sydney Harbour from the air (copyright Rodney Haywood)

“A nice little cash cow” as New South Wales cyclists are fined $1.3 million in eight months – now fewer people are riding

“We don’t want cyclists’ money” claims roads minister

Tue, Nov 22, 2016 13:24
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Emu chase

Video: Emu chases cyclists in Canberra

Wild emus add a frisson of danger to two cyclists' Sunday rides

Mon, Nov 21, 2016 10:28
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Car passenger smacks cyclists bottom – image via Cycle on Facebook.jpg

Video: Car passenger smacks cyclist’s bottom

In an incident condemned by cycling advocacy groups, the passenger of a car in Western Australia slaps the bottom of a cyclist

Sun, Nov 20, 2016 18:40
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VIDEO: Terrifying scenes as Aussie cyclist dive-bombed 13 times by magpie

Would you know what to do under the circumstances?

Sat, Nov 05, 2016 10:54
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Cyclist not passing on the left – image cc licensed by Sam Saunders on Flickr.jpg

Aussie cyclist fined $152 for passing a stationary car

Police say that the pass of a left-turning vehicle on the left is dangerous; the Melbourne cyclist says the car wasn't moving and pass was safe

Sun, Oct 23, 2016 18:25
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Anna Meares vs Porsche Boxster (Facebook video still from 60 Minutes Australia).PNG

Aussie cyclist Anna Meares retires after 6th Olympic medal

“I didn’t get a fairy tale ending" says sprint star

Sun, Oct 16, 2016 10:13
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White cycle helmet

Helmets reduce head injury odds by 69 per cent

Latest analysis of 64,000 cyclist injuries, from Australian statisticians, suggests helmets reduce odds of serious and fatal head injuries by 69 and 65 per cent

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 10:53
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West Gate Freeway with Federation Trail bridge running alongside at top (souurce Google Maps).PNG

£3m cycling bridge in Melbourne faces demolition – just 2 years after it opened

Cyclist who campaigned for infrastructure says it would be "crazy" to remove it

Tue, Sep 20, 2016 17:40
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